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Hochul enrages greens with shift to ‘all of the above’ energy policy
Democrats are focusing on affordability over climate goals as midterm elections loom.
Brazil tries to sell skeptics on ‘low-carbon beef’ campaign at COP30
The beef industry faces intense international scrutiny for its hefty carbon footprint and role in deforestation.
Australia’s opposition party ditches net zero as PM woos UN on climate
Center-right legislators also agreed to scrap a binding target to cut emissions by 43 percent of 2005 levels by 2030 if they return to power.
EU Parliament votes to cut ESG rules after US pressure
More than 90 percent of companies originally under environmental, social and governance reporting rules will no longer need to comply.
1.5 degrees ‘no longer plausible’ as global emissions hit record
The most aggressive goal of the Paris Agreement is out of reach, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project.
RGGI exit ends Pennsylvania’s only major climate policy
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed the deal Wednesday to leave the regional cap-and-trade system, ending a four-month budget impasse with Republicans.
IEA backpedals on 2030 peak oil
The International Energy Agency pointed to President Donald Trump’s fossil fuel policies as one reason for an extended run for oil, gas and coal.
NASA uses shutdown to make major moves at key center
The administration has drawn criticism for shuffling personnel and equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center, which does much of the agency's earth science work.
Insurers seek to unlock the mystery of highly damaging storms
Severe thunderstorms cause more damage than any other weather event. Insurance industry-funded research aims to understand why.
Supreme Court sets date in battle over Louisiana’s disappearing coast
Chevron and other oil majors are fighting against legal claims that they should pay up for their role in damaging the Bayou State's coastline.
Newsom is a rock star at COP — with 1 glaring weakness
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise soft power at U.N. climate talks.
The scientists who popularized carbon capture have a warning about it
Ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this week, most countries that filed emissions plans with net-zero goals are relying on carbon removals to reach their target, according to an analysis.
Excess rain cost Mumbai $1.2B, caused 2,700 deaths each year — study
Using high-resolution data on rainfall, sea tides and death records, researchers estimated the mortality costs of rain in Mumbai — representing the total economic value attributed to each life lost — at $12 billion for the entire decade they examined.
Tencent mulls carbon-credit alliance to boost supply
“We believe it would send a signal to the market and encourage more potential suppliers, especially in the Global South countries," said a company executive.
ECB risks longer inflation undershoot as EU delays carbon rules
To help soften the impact of the bloc’s green transition, governments and lawmakers want to postpone rollout of Emissions Trading System 2.
Meet the Republicans who killed solar subsidies — after using them
POLITICO’s E&E News examined satellite imagery of more than 100 homes owned by Republican lawmakers to see if they have solar panels. Seven had rooftop arrays.
Lots of studies show warming affected Hurricane Melissa. Is that confusing?
Scientists say "many lines of evidence" convey the dangers of extreme weather. But too much information risks muddling the public's perception about the effects of climate change, some researchers say.
Protesters and UN security clash at climate summit in Brazil
The demonstrators waved yellow flags protesting oil drilling in the Amazon.
‘We’re at peak influence’: Gavin Newsom struts at UN climate summit
If the world wants an American climate leader, the California governor is happy to play the part, even if his country isn’t quite ready to follow.
Camp Mystic asked FEMA to change flood maps years before tragedy
The owners of the central Texas girls camp are being accused in two lawsuits of trying to save money on insurance.
